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http://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2010.18.1.21

A CASE OF LOEFFLER'S ENDOCARDITIS ASSOCIATED WITH CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME  

Seo, Jeong-Sook (Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Song, Jong-Min (Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kim, Dae-Hee (Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Kang, Duk-Hyun (Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Song, Jae-Kwan (Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
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Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging / v.18, no.1, 2010 , pp. 21-24 More about this Journal
Abstract
Loeffler's endocarditis is generally caused by hypereosinophilic syndrome. It is a restrictive cardiomyopathy characterized with eosinophilia and eosionophilic penetration leading to the fibrous thickening of endocardium of both ventricles, apical obliteration and heart failure. We report a case of a 23-year-old male with Loeffler's endocarditis caused by Churg-Strauss syndrome. The echocardiogram showed that biventricular failure with large thrombus in left ventricle. His symptoms and typical echocardiographic findings markedly improved within 2 months after treatment for Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Keywords
Loeffler's endocarditis; Churg-Strauss syndrome;
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